Slovak National Party

The Slovak National Party (SNS) is a national conservative political party in Slovakia that was founded on 6 June 1871. The SNS was the first Slovak political party in history, supporting autonomy for Slovakia within Austria-Hungary. In 1913, the Slovak People's Party split from the SNS, and the SNS declared its loyalty to the Habsburg monarchy during World War I. After Czechoslovakia gained its independence, the party became the second-largest Slovak party in the National Assembly (in 1920, following the Czech Social Democratic Party). In 1932, the SNS and Slovak People's Party formed the "Autonomy Bloc", which won the 1935 elections in Slovakia. On 15 December 1938, the two parties merged under the "Slovak People's Party" name.

In December 1989, the SNS was re-established, claiming the legacy of the old party. From 2006 to 2010, it was a part of the government after allying with Direction - Social Democracy (Smer-SD), leading to the European socialist organization expelling Smer-SD; the SNS was considered to be a party that stirred up ethnic prejudices and racial hatred. The party was even accused of fascism for seeking to rehabilitate Slovak fascist leader Jozef Tiso, who sent Jews to German death camps during World War II and the Holocaust.